5:44 PM,
Nov. 21, 2013

Detroit Lions cornerback Chris Houston.

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Chris Houston said he was surprised by recent allegations that his father was partners with a convicted Texas drug dealer with ties to Sam Hurd, but that those claims haven't had any effect on his recent play.

"Not at all," Houston told the Free Press. "Cause it wasn't me. It's not me. My daddy's a grown man and whatever goes on with him, he's a good man, he can handle it."

Attorney Michael McCrum presented phone records in federal court last week that he said proved Larry Houston, not former Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys receiver Hurd, was partners with Tyrone Chavful in a Texas ...